The Colditz Story
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The Colditz Story

The Colditz Story (1955)

Genres - Drama, History, War  |   Release Date - Jan 25, 1955  |   Run Time - 94 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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The Colditz Story is a 1955 British prisoner of war film starring John Mills and Eric Portman and directed by Guy Hamilton. It is based on the 1952 memoir written by Pat Reid, a British army officer who was imprisoned in Oflag IV-C, Colditz Castle, in Germany during the Second World War and who was the Escape Officer for British POWs within the castle.

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Themes

True Stories

Tags

British Army, Colditz Castle, Colditz Story, Escape, Escape Officer, Germany, Prisoner Of War, Second World War, True Stories

Attributes

Based On: based on actual events
Subject: World War II

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Alternate Titles

Ceux de Colditz
BE
El castillo de Colditz
AR, CL, CO, MX, VE
Escapando do Inferno
BR
Flugtens nat
DK
Flukten fra Colditz
NO
Im Schatten der Zitadelle
AT
La giungla degli implacabili
IT
La grande évasion
FR
Les indomptables de Colditz
CA, FR
Mästerrymmarna på Colditz
SE
Pháo đài Colditz
VN
Povestea castelului Colditz
RO
Sankareiden vankileiri
FI
The Colditz Story
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